EM-3637-NC · Emergency declaration
Severe Winter Storm
Declared for North Carolina on Jan 24, 2026, covering 102 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Jan 24, 2026declared
102areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
Designated areas
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Alexander County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Alleghany County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Anson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ashe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Avery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Beaufort County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bertie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bladen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brunswick County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Buncombe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Burke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cabarrus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caldwell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Camden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carteret County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Caswell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Catawba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chatham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chowan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cleveland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Columbus County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Craven County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Currituck County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dare County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davidson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Davie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Duplin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Durham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Edgecombe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gaston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gates County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Graham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Granville County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Guilford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Halifax County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harnett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haywood County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henderson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hertford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hoke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hyde County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iredell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lenoir County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Macon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Martin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McDowell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mecklenburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Moore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Nash County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| New Hanover County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Northampton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Onslow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Orange County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pamlico County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pasquotank County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pender County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perquimans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Person County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richmond County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Robeson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rockingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rowan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rutherford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sampson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scotland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stanly County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stokes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Surry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Swain County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Transylvania County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tyrrell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Vance County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Watauga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilkes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yadkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yancey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lumbee (TDSA) | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3632-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3641-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3638-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3640-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4898-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
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